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E-PrinceIvy League lore assures us that Yale is the mother of professors, Princeton of businesspeople. Like many traditional stories about the Ivies, this one is false. When the American Historical Association examined all Ph.D.s in history awarded between ...
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"The academy offers unique rewards. In a society obsessed with maximum profit for me personally right now, professors are paid to help others. In an economy that seems fixated on next week, professors work in the long term. And in a world of supervisors and teams and collaborative reports, professors design their own courses and choose their own projects."
Excellent summary. We have spent our life in academia and no one understands why we don't mind living on such a tight budget. The above highlighted sentences are the reason. Thank you for the well written opinion piece.
A great piece, thank you professor.
Now I am even more sure that grad school is not for me.
Once again, Professor Grafton, your elloqunce, brilliane, and astuteness amaze me.
If there is one thing Prof. Grafton didn't say but might have, it is that you don't need to make a final decision before you leave college. The happiest grad students I've met are the ones who took time off to try something else. Just save your tests and papers, and keep in touch with your favorite professors: both will be invaluable if you do apply later.
Before you sell yourself short, read at least two articles. Better yet, bite the bullet and take the MCAT or PCAT. Get into a MD/PhD program if you are determined to do research. Get a medical license under your back pocket!
1. Rhon, Jennifer (2011) Give Postdocs a Career, Not Empty Promises. Nature 471, 7.
2. Benderly, Beryl L. (July/Aug 2010) The Real Science Gap. It’s not insufficient schooling or a shortage of scientists. It’s a lack of career opportunities. Miller-McCune 3, 4.